History crossword

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Across
  1. 2. rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law
  2. 6. freedom from control by another government or country
  3. 8. to continue to keep
  4. 11. to place limits or controls on something
  5. 14. a small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency
  6. 15. very important or necessary
  7. 16. the unjust use of government power. A ruler who uses power in this way is called a tyrant.
  8. 19. to put in place by authority, such a law, tax, or punishment
  9. 20. the government or controlling power
Down
  1. 1. basic
  2. 3. a formal, written request made to an official person or organization
  3. 4. to formally discuss an issue
  4. 5. to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people is also called a boycott.
  5. 7. to take back, or to cancel, a law
  6. 9. to express ideas or feelings in a way that is moving and well-spoken
  7. 10. a course of action taken by a government
  8. 12. a pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support independence
  9. 13. a nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war
  10. 17. a system of government in which the power to govern belongs to the people
  11. 18. breaking an established rule or law